Belle Isle Marsh Reservation, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 7:42 AM – 8:42 AM
American Black Duck  4
Green-winged Teal  2
Mourning Dove  4
Stilt Sandpiper  1    With the yellowlegs in pool to right of main platform. Heavily barred and darker and smaller than yellowlegs. Someone in the group may have a photo.
Least Sandpiper  1
peep sp.  3
Greater Yellowlegs  6
Lesser Yellowlegs  1
Herring Gull  13
Double-crested Cormorant  16
Great Blue Heron  5
Great Egret  32    Careful count
Snowy Egret  19
Osprey  4
Downy Woodpecker (Eastern)  1
Tree Swallow  6
Barn Swallow  4
European Starling  10
Gray Catbird  1
Cedar Waxwing  2
American Goldfinch  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886321
Winthrop Beach and Five Sisters, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 9:09 AM – 10:54 AM
Canada Goose  39
Common Eider  8
Red-breasted Merganser  1
Mourning Dove  3
Semipalmated Plover  1
Ruddy Turnstone  4
Sanderling  2
peep sp.  2
Laughing Gull  1
Ring-billed Gull  4
Herring Gull  40
Great Black-backed Gull  8
Double-crested Cormorant  65
Monk Parakeet  1    Continuing, flew out of nest
Blue Jay  1
Tree Swallow  11
House Sparrow  14
House Finch  4
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886301
Fisherman’s Bend Park, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 11:05 AM – 11:27 AM
Common Eider  6
American Oystercatcher  3
Black-bellied Plover  2
Least Sandpiper  1
Semipalmated Sandpiper  5
Laughing Gull  4
Ring-billed Gull  1
Herring Gull  30
Double-crested Cormorant  12
Snowy Egret  2
Belted Kingfisher  1
View this checklist online at https://ebird.org/checklist/S93886288
41 Pleasant Park Rd, Winthrop US-MA 42.38353, -70.99037, Suffolk, Massachusetts, US
Aug 28, 2021 11:42 AM – 12:10 PM
Rock Pigeon (Feral Pigeon)  1
Killdeer  1
Least Sandpiper  3
peep sp.  10
Greater Yellowlegs  7
shorebird sp.  1
Laughing Gull  1
Herring Gull  10
Double-crested Cormorant  4
Great Egret  4
Snowy Egret  2
Northern Cardinal  1

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]

ANNUAL REPORT 2025

Brookline Bird Club 2025 Statistical and Year-End Report By David Scott, Club Statistician The Brookline Bird Club (BBC) recorded 284 species for 2025, with 275 species in Massachusetts (one more than last year) and nine [...]

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Upcoming Field Trips

  • Plum Island

    Parker River NWR - Lot #1 Refuge Rd., Newbury, MA, MA, United States

    We will be walking the North Pool dike as well as visiting other spots. Note that an entrance fee or pass is required. Restrooms available.

  • Barretts Mill Farmland

    Concord - Barretts Mill Farmland Barrett's Mill Road, Concord, MA, United States

    This is often a great place for fall sparrows including Savannah, Field, and White-crowned, as well as Pipit and occasional Dickcissel. Loaner binoculars available; please email trip leader to reserve a pair! If the weather doens't look good, contact the leader to check status.

  • Hellcat at Parker River NWR

    Parker River NWR - Lot #4 Newbury, MA, United States

    During the past few years the refuge has opened the dike to hiking during National Wildlife Refuge Week. We will plan to do that hike if the dike is again open this year. Otherwise we hike the boardwalk and normal dike area.

  • Arlington Reservoir

    Lexington - Arlington Reservoir 210 Lowell Street, Arlington, MA, United States

    In the fall water levels are lowered creating good conditions for ducks and shorebirds. We will also visit the adjacent Lexington community farm. Birds are found feasting on the remains of the crops planted there. We will walk about a mile on wide paths and some uneven ground (possibly muddy). Note that the reservoir area [...]

  • Fruitlands Museum, Harvard

    Harvard - Fruitlands Museum 102 Prospect Hill Rd., Harvard, MA, United States

    Cosponsored with Boxborough Birders. We will look for fall migrants and resident birds. Expect to walk about 2 miles on trails through meadow and woods, with some steep sections. Heavy rain cancels the trip.

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